Archie Hayes, 10, is a blind boxer. (Emma Trimble via SWNS)
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A ten-year-old blind boy has taken up boxing after learning to 'punch by numbers'.
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Archie with his trainer Andy O'Kane. (Emma Trimble via SWNS)
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Archie trains three times a week. (Emma Trimble via SWNS)
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Archie trains with Andy at Paddy John's Boxing Gym. (Emma Trimble via SWNS)
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Archie was born blind, but loves to box. (Emma Trimble via SWNS)
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